Dear conservative blonde,
"You have no evidence that his switch to pro-life is just a 'political ploy.'"
Certainly I do.
1. The timing of Mr. Romney's conversion suggests cynicism. He was clearly a pro-abort as long as he was running for office in pro-abort Massachusetts. Now that he has decided not to run again for office in pro-abort Massachusetts, he has labeled himself "pro-life," as he seeks the nomination to the presidency of the pro-life Republican Party.
2. He hasn't quite yet chosen his cover story. Some days I hear that he's "converted" to a pro-life position. Other days, he seems to deny that he was ever "pro-choice" (real pro-lifers, by the way, don't use that deceptive phrase, but rather call it like it is - he was a pro-abort). Which raises the question, if he was never "pro-choice," why did he need to "convert"?
I actually saw him on the television talking about his "conversion" to the pro-life cause. It was pathetic and unconvincing to me, but at least it was a clear story line.
Now he's saying in his interview with Red State, "I never called myself pro-choice." Yikes, man! If you're going to make it up out of whole cloth, at least get your story straight!
"No one knows the heart of man but God."
I never said differently. Yet, each of us is required every day to try to discern who is telling us the truth and who is not. I can't say what is in Mr. Romney's heart, but I can say reasonably that he doesn't appear to be telling the truth.
If he is, he needs to do a far better job of it.
However, at this point, having dug a very deep hole for himself, my first piece of advice to him would be to stop digging.
sitetest
Excellent question.